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Tag: food desert

Table full of nutrition information and there's a young woman sitting beside the table.
Posted inNutrition

White House rolls out plan to fight hunger, improve health

by Coastal Review Online October 4, 2022October 11, 2022

This is the first in a series, Seafood and A Healthy Diet, examining the role and sustainability of seafood in a healthy diet and is published in collaboration with Coastal Review Online. By Jennifer Allen Coastal Review President Joe Biden last week introduced a plan to end hunger in the United States and increase healthy […]

shows a smiling little girl at a table with flowers, a little boy is in the background, just out of focus. they're both at a summer school lunches program. School lunch programs were suspended because of COVID-19, but school districts across North Carolina came up with alternatives.
Posted inChildren's Health

Congress passes a bill with provisions to save pandemic-era universal free school lunches

by Daily Yonder July 16, 2022July 15, 2022
An elderly man in his house's doorway holding a poinsettia, chatting with an elderly woman in a coat outside.
Posted inAging

Friendship Trays fills a niche in Charlotte’s support system

by Yen Duong January 11, 2019January 23, 2019
Shows a vegetable cart, two people waiting to buy, one person selling.
Posted inNutrition

SNAP Expected to be Harder to Use at Some Farmers Markets (UPDATED)

by Sarah Ovaska July 18, 2018July 20, 2018
The corner store at North Roxboro and Geer Streets in Old North Durham has decorated with posters and banners promoting healthy food choices for children.
Posted inFeatured

New DHHS Map Puts Communities’ Needs in Sharp Relief

by Thomas Goldsmith April 23, 2018April 14, 2021
shows the inside of a corner store.
Posted inChildren's Health

Pediatric Obesity Rates Continue to Increase

by Taylor Knopf March 15, 2018January 23, 2019

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